Thursday, April 24, 2014

委屈


cha·grin
SHəˈgrin/
noun
noun: chagrin
  1. 1.
    distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated.
    "Jeff, much to his chagrin, wasn't invited"
    antonyms:delight
verb
past participle: chagrined; verb: chagrin; 3rd person present: chagrins; gerund or present participle: chagrinning; past tense: chagrinned; past participle: chagrinned
  1. 1.
    feel distressed or humiliated.
    "he was chagrined when his friend poured scorn on him"
Origin
mid 17th century (in the sense ‘melancholy’): from French chagrin (noun), literally ‘rough skin, shagreen,’ chagriner (verb), of unknown origin.



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